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MPAA Rating R
Running Time 1 hour, 47 minutes
Country USA
Studio United Artists
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Other Titles • Carny • Jahrmarkt (1980)
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Genre: Drama, Disturbing, Love Triangle, Teenage, Scams And Cons
Tagline: When you're young and going nowhere... the Carny looks like a good way out.
Plot: A look at the grit and glitter of carnival life. A teenage girl enters the life of two partners: a clown who sits in a cage screaming insults at midway passersby, and a hustler, who stands out front collecting money from marks eager to dunk the clown in water. She runs away from home and rides along with them to the next venue, eventually creating controversy and jealousy between the two.
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| Written by |
Thomas Baum
The Manhattan Project, Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula, Journey to the Center of the Earth | | |
| Cast |
Gary Busey
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Lethal Weapon, Lost Highway |
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 | Robbie Robertson
The Crossing Guard, The Last Waltz, Revisiting 'The Last Waltz' |
 | Meg Foster
They Live, Masters of the Universe, Leviathan |
 | | | Tim Thomerson
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Air America, Near Dark | |
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| Music By |
Alex North
Spartacus, Good Morning, Vietnam, A Streetcar Named Desire | |
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